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If Scotland and Wales have their own Parliaments

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FabIsGoingToGetFit · 20/04/2010 13:21

Why are they interfering in England's election?

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prettybird · 20/04/2010 13:35

Becasue it's not "England"'s election: Westminster still rules the UK and "allows" the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly to do run some but not all of their own affairs.

SOme of us woud be more than happy to leave the English to get on with things, if they let run our own affairs indepednetly . And that would include giving us the oil revenues that have kept the UK afloat for the last 20-30 years.

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FabIsGoingToGetFit · 20/04/2010 13:35

OFGS no need to be so stroppy.

Wales and Scotland are countries in their own right and have their own Parliaments I don't think it is unreasonable to ask why they are involved in this election!

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helyg · 20/04/2010 13:34

And what about Northern Ireland?

YesYouMust · 20/04/2010 13:33

Funny for not being arsey, your reply to me seems it too.

But yes because it is a UK election, i don't see why England can't have something similar to Wales and Scotland, but it's not for me to campaign for it.

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FabIsGoingToGetFit · 20/04/2010 13:32

Thank you helyg, even if you did appear to want to be rude.

Not all of us know everything about politics.

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helyg · 20/04/2010 13:32

Anastasia makes a good point.

It would make far more sense for England to be devolved too, and then have a kind of "parent" UK parliament.

But IME a lot of English people think that Westminster is just "theirs".

Downside of devoloution though is that you have to vote twice as often. So double the election door knocking and flyers!

Granny23 · 20/04/2010 13:32

Well you heard it here Scottish & Welsh folks. We are interfering in an ENGLISH election. It is certainly the impression an alien would have if they are watching the Election debates from planet ZOG.

Scottish and Welsh voters - you know what to do!

Wallace · 20/04/2010 13:29

Sorry cross-posted. thought you were being arsey

Wallace · 20/04/2010 13:27

UK election i believe...

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FabIsGoingToGetFit · 20/04/2010 13:27

Interfering wasn't the word I meant but I was posting quickly.

I am not being arsey YYM, I am genuinely interested and don't understand. That okay?

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helyg · 20/04/2010 13:26

Because we have an Assembly (not a full Parliament) which has limited powers eg education, health etc, but other policies such as taxation, pensions etc are still decided by Westminster.

(that BTW was my best shot at a polite and informative answer )

anastaisia · 20/04/2010 13:25

Phrase the question differently:

Why don't England have their own Parliament as well and then have a UK-wide house made up from all of them?

YesYouMust · 20/04/2010 13:23

Because Englands election affects us too.